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Set against a thrilling orchestral underscore, A Christmas Carol features Timothy West – star of numerous acclaimed productions, including The Thirty Nine Steps and Cry Freedom – in the leading role of Ebenezer Scrooge. He is joined by outstanding regional performers from Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Chamber Choir and Manchester School of Theatre in a truly collaborative Christmas classic which firmly belongs to Manchester.

October 21st and October 28th (links awaiting content)
NEW EPISODES OF THE BIG BROADCAST (Radio 4, 7.15pm) - 1933, and the fast-talking production team of Chicago's WKAZ Hour of Charm have to use their wits to take on a new sponsor.
Starring SAMANTHA SPIRO and RYAN EARLY

REVIEWS

"One of the great movie-going events of the year was the screening at the Barbican (Piccadilly) with Neil Brand's bluesy new score played live."Philip French The Observer - June 2004'Above all else, Brand’s score has breathed new life into an already outstanding piece of work. He, along with the combined efforts of Brock and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, has taken each of the film’s signature themes and developed them to an unprecedented degree. At times humorous and sweet, at others threatening and frightening, Blackmail, with this score, is surely as powerful and effective as any of Hitchcock’s most acclaimed achievements.'Cinevue 2009

THE STRANGE CASE of DR. JEKYLL & MR HYDE

BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation Robert Louis Stevenson A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. At its heart is an enigma: what is the strange connection between the apparently unrelated Dr Henry Jekyll and Mr Edward Hyde? A battle between good and evil is played out in Victorian Edinburgh, and its origins are stranger than anyone could imagine. Duration: 1 hour 30 mins approx.

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